1、Unit 5Meeting your ancestors甲骨文(Oracle bone script)是中国古代的一种文字，被认为是现代汉字的早期形式，有时候也被认为是汉字的书体之一，同时也是现存中国最古老的一种成熟文字。甲骨文引导炎黄子孙走上使图形记号表示意义而不约束其读者的文字发展历程，造就了延绵数千年的统一文化意识。Oracle Bone ScriptOracle bone script refers to the ancient Chinese characters found on animal bones or turtle shells used in divination in
2、 Bronze Age China.The vast majority record is the divination by fire of the royal house of the late Shang Dynasty at the capital of Yin (modern Anyang, Henan Province)Because turtle shells as well as bones were used, the oracle bone script is also sometimes called shell and bone script.As the majori
3、ty of oracle bones bearing writing date to the late Shang Dynasty, oracle bone script essentially refers to Shang script.It is certain that the writing of the Shang Dynasty experienced a period of development before the Anyang oracle bone script; however, no significant quantity of clearly identifia
4、ble writing before or during the early to middle Shang cultural period has been discovered.The oracle bone script of the late Shang appears pictographic，as does its contemporary，the Shang writing on bronzes.The earliest oracle bone script appears even more so than examples from late in the period.Co
5、mparing oracle bone script to both Shang and early Western Zhou period writing on bronzes, oracle bone script is clearly greatly simplified；this is thought to be due to the difficulty of carving on the hard and bony surfaces.The more detailed and more pictorial style of the bronze graphs is thus tho
6、ught to be more representative of typical Shang writing (as would have normally occurred on bamboo books) than the oracle bone script forms, and it is this typical style which continued to evolve into the Zhou period writing and then into the seal script of the Qin state in the late Zhou period.1div
7、ination n占卜2pictographic adj. 象形文字的3pictorial adj. 图片的，图画似的4evolve vt. 使发展，使逐渐形成vi. 进展，发展，演化根据文章内容判断正误1The oracle bone script we say today mainly refers to Shang script.(T)2Typical Shang writing is more detailed and more pictorial.(T)Section Warming Up & ReadingPreparing根据提示写出下列单词1 n可能的选择 adj. 供选择的；
8、其他的2 n. 被子；棉被3 n. 挨饿；饿死4 n. 精确；准确5 vt.&vi. 打断讲话；打岔；暂时中断或中止6 vt. 假定；设想7 vi.&vt. (使)锋利；尖锐；清晰8 adj. 足够的；充足的；富裕的9 adj. 凌乱的；脏的10 n. 分析【答案】1.alternative2.quilt3.starvation4accuracy5.interrupt6.assume7.sharpen8.ample9.messy10.analysis看单词学构词：在单词starvation中，ation为名词后缀，表示“行为”或“状态”。如information信息；reservation保留
9、；resignation辞职等。根据提示补全下列短语1regardless 不管；不顾2cut 切碎3show. 领四处参观4keep 阻挡5 most 最多；至多6be made 由制成【答案】1.of2.up3.around4.out5.at6.of根据提示补全下列教材原句1It is a great pleasure to meet you students from England，who are interested in archaeology.很高兴见到你们这些来自英国且对考古学感兴趣的学生。2Our evidence suggests that they did wear cl
10、othes made from animal skins.我们的证据表明他们的确穿用兽皮做成的衣服。3.as the botanical analyses have shown us，all the fields around here used to be part of a large shallow lake.正如植物学的分析结果告诉我们的一样，这四周曾经是一个很大的浅水湖的一部分。阅读P38课文，选择最佳答案1Where do the caves lie?AIn the forest.BOn the seaside.CAt the foot of the hill.DHigher up
11、 the hill.2What did they find in the caves?A. Only human bones and fires.BJust animal bones.CModern tools and ornaments.DBones, tools and ornaments，as well as fireplaces.3Which of the following shows us the earliest people and the modern people have something in common?APeople hung animal skins to k
12、eep out the cold.BPeople never grew their own crops.CPeople use science.DPeople care about their appearance.4From “but others are made of shells”， we cant infer that Athe sea was, not far away at that timeBthey ran to the sea for the shellsCthe shells could be sold and boughtDthey could make necklac
13、es by machines5Which of the following is true?ATiffs passage is an explanation about the earliest people.BThis passage shows that the students are being shown around the cave.CThis passage is a part of an interview at TV station.DThis passage tells us the earliest people would not be our ancestors.【
14、答案】15DDDDA阅读P38课文，在空白处填入适当内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式A group of students from England has come to the Zhoukoudian caves for a visit.1. archaeologist is showing them round.The archaeologists 2. (excavate) here for many years.After 3. (find) human and animal bones in those caves higher up the hill as well as
15、tools and other objects，they think 4. is reasonable to assume they lived in these caves, regardless of the cold.They 5. (discover) fireplaces in the center of the caves 6. they made fires.Some evidence suggests that our ancestors did wear clothes 7. (make) from animal skins.The archaeologist also sh
16、ows the students a primitive necklace 8. (preserve) quite well.Indeed, as the botanical analyses have shown us, all the fields around here 9. (use) to be part of a large shallow lake.Perhaps there was trade between early peoples 10. they travelled to the seaside on their journeys.【答案】1.An2.have been excavating3.finding4it5.discovered6.where7.made8preserved9.used10.or